Out of Offices Assistant Rules

[Guest]

Is there a way to create a rule to forward email messages to a particular
person, but only if it comes from out of the office? If I have to pick from
the distribution list we have, it only gives the internal contacts.

 

[F.H. Muffman]

Is there a way to create a rule to forward email messages to a
particular person, but only if it comes from out of the office? If I
have to pick from the distribution list we have, it only gives the
internal contacts.

If I recall correctly, in the Select Names dialog box, you should just be
able to type in an smtp address down in the bottom of the box.

 

[Guest]

Any SMTP address, or "SMTP"? I guess I don't see it. I need to be able to
forward all emails coming from any email address outside the building, yet
exclude the internal emails.

 

[F.H. Muffman]

Any SMTP address, or "SMTP"? I guess I don't see it. I need to be
able to forward all emails coming from any email address outside the
building, yet exclude the internal emails.

Ah, sorry, misread what you wanted.

Set up a rule that says, basically:

Apply this rule after the message arrives
forward it to <address you want to forward mail to>
except if from <add all the address from your internal contacts>

The big issue there is that you'll need to add people to the exception as
the are hired by the company. If you happen to have a 'All Employee' DL,
you could put it there, but if anyone ever sends as a DL, it wouldn't be
caught.